Home
 Compare Metals

Mercury Osmium Comparison

Mercury
Osmium
Osmium Mercury comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hg   
Os   
Group Number
12   
6
8   
10
Period Number
6   
6   
Block
d block   
d block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7439976   
99+
7440042   
99+
Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
P63/mmc   
Space Group Number
166.00   
6
194.00   
5
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Smithson Tennant   
Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
In 1803   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-7 %   
21
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000002 %   
25
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
28
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
0.00 %   
99+
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
Dentistry   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Highly Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
Not Available   
In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Not Available   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
Not Available   
3,045.00 °C   
3
Boiling Point
356.58 °C   
99+
5,027.00 °C   
6
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Liquid   
Solid   
Color
Silver   
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
7.00   
3
Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
3,490.00 MPa   
1
Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
4,940.00 m/s   
11
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.00   
3
Not Available   
Reflectivity
73.00 %   
8
Not Available   
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Hg   
Os   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
34   
5
35   
4
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.00   
7
2.20   
4
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
1.52   
12
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81   
9
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
1.44   
30
1.65   
19
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.00   
99+
1.80   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
840.00 kJ/mol   
12
2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
Electron Work Function
4.49 eV   
15
4.83 eV   
8
Other Chemical Properties
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
80   
36
76   
40
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
80   
36
76   
39
Number of Neutrons
121   
22
114   
25
Number of Electrons
80   
36
76   
39
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
151.00 pm   
32
133.80 pm   
99+
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   
Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm   
99+
216.00 pm   
24
Atomic Weight
200.59 amu   
32
190.23 amu   
35
Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Gold
  
Rhenium
  
Next Element
Thallium
  
Iridium
  
Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
91.40 (-eV)   
12
Lattice Constant
300.50 pm   
99+
273.44 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.58   
14
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3   
24
22.59 g/cm3   
9
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
20.00 g/cm3   
1
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
1,000.00 MPa   
4
Viscosity
0.00   
1
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
28
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available   
222.00 GPa   
1
Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
462.00 GPa   
1
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.25   
24
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.53   
16
22.57   
2
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
81.20 nΩ·m   
35
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+
Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
87.60 W/m·K   
19
Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K   
6
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
5.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
Summary >>
<< Thermal

Compare Transition Metals

Transition Metals

Transition Metals

» More Transition Metals

Compare Transition Metals

» More Compare Transition Metals
Home | About | Contact | Disclaimer | Terms of use
© A softusvista inc. venture!